Transforming Agricultural Ecosystem Management with Web 2 0

Transforming Agricultural Ecosystem Management with Web 2. 0 Technology Doug Miller Center for Environmental Informatics Earth and Environmental Systems Institute August 6, 2010

Premises Web-based geospatial technology provides a medium that allows us to transcend domain boundaries that exist between technologists, scientists and decision makers. Web 2. 0 extends our capability to apply information technology to agricultural ecosystem management. This will be transformative.

Geospatial Technology Evolution n n n Manual Cartography Computer Mapping (1970’s) Spatial Databases (1980’s) Spatial Analysis (1990’s) Web Mapping (2000’s) Web 2. 0 (2010+)

Web Mapping Technology Geographic Information Science Land Management Science

Web Mapping Architecture Field Observations Postgre. SQL Post. GIS Web Tool Geoserver Model GIS Web Services

§ Fully OGC-compliant Web Service (WFS) § API Freely-available § Statistics for the past year (see next sheets)

Pest. Watch Sites - 2009

Service-Oriented Architecture

Web 2. 0 n 2 nd Generation Web n Information Sharing n Interoperability n User-Centered Design n Collaboration/Social Networking

Social Networks

Citizen Science (e-Science)

User/Web Interaction

Adaptive/Collaborative Networks

Adaptive Management Goals Knowledge Technology Inventory PLAN Revised Goals New Knowledge Inventory EVALUATE ACT New Technology MONITOR Technology

An Architecture for Community Science (Stanton and Miller, 2010. An Architecture for Community Science: A Software Engineering Perspective; In Prep. )

Community Science Design Concepts (Stanton and Miller, 2010. An Architecture for Community Science: A Software Engineering Perspective; In Prep. )

Future Directions n Individual-Based Modes q q n Group Collaborative Environments q q q n Online Management Diaries/Commentaries Advance Report Generation/Record Keeping “Push” well as “Pull” Information Sharing Consensus Building Modal Interfaces q q Novice Expert

Center for Environmental Informatics n n Founded in 2000 Mission: Produce high quality environmental information resources, in usable forms and formats, that serve the needs of individuals, communities, and organizations at all levels of society n Foci q q q n n Information Architecture Web-Based Decision Support Tools Land System Science 8 Full-time Staff Members; 2 Part-time Staff Members Close Colleagues: Paul Knight and Staff, PA Climate Office

Thank You! Mike Mc. Dowell